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You heard about Cris Cyborg turning down a few recent fights offered to her as the promotion is geared to finally open up a featherweight division for the women. It didn’t make sense to him at the time, but UFC President Dana White says now he thinks he understands why she turned down those fights. … Read more

Brock Lesnar is currently suspended from MMA in any organization by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because he failed a pair of positive drug tests both before and after the UFC 200 event. Attorney Howard Jacobs on behalf of Lesnar asked an independent drug testing lab to examine both an eye and a foot cream, which … Read more

In the later part of 2015, the UFC announced a few changes coming to the organization. First, the UFC introduced the Reebok deal to the world. Secondly, the UFC partnered with USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency). Since then, both have received massive criticism from not only the media but the public, especially USADA. Many fighters have fallen … Read more

Mark Hunt unloads on the UFC after Brock Lesnar allegedly failed a UFC 200 pre-fight drug test but was still allowed to fight because the results didn’t come back until after the bout. Lesnar, who had not competed in an MMA bout since 2011, won a unanimous decision over the “Super Samoan” in the UFC … Read more

Former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar has long denied his Herculean physique was the result of steroids. He’s walked out of interviews for being questioned about it, and prior to UFC 200 he made the statement, “I’m a white boy that’s jacked. Deal with it.” Now it has come to light … Read more

DAMMMITTT YOU MMA GODS!!! Jon Jones is out of his UFC 200 main event championship rematch with Daniel Cormier due to a “potential” USADA anti-doping violation. UFC was notified that USADA has flagged Jon Jones for a potential anti-doping policy violation. — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 7, 2016 There’s no word yet on what … Read more

It was announced Tuesday that number two ranked UFC middleweight Yoel Romero had been flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation during an out-of-competition test. Riding a four-fight winning streak, former Strikeforce 185-pound contender Tim Kennedy suffered a third round TKO loss to Romero at UFC 178 back in Sept. 2014 and hasn’t fought … Read more

Having fought at UFC 188, Gilbert Melendez was scheduled to make a quick return and fight on the upcoming UFC Fight Night 71 card on July 15. Plans changed when it was revealed that Melendez tested positive for a banned substance following his UFC 188 performance and that he had been suspended for one year. … Read more

The MMA world was shocked to learn on Monday that top ranked UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez had failed a drug test and had been suspended for one year. Melendez tested positive for “exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites” which means he allegedly had testosterone in his body that did not originate there. Melendez failed his post-fight urinalysis … Read more

TMZ caught up with former UFC middleweight champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva and questioned him regarding his recent failed drug tests for performance enhancing drugs. Silva denied knowingly taking steroids but at one point said he needed to check all the supplements he used because he’d never failed a drug test before. One would think … Read more